Unrest Forces Action Global To Scale Back Presence In Iraq And Libya

NICOSIA—Amid continuing political instability, Action Global has suspended operations in Iraq and scaled back its presence in Libya.

The PR network, which is headquartered in Nicosia, made the decisions after considering the safety of its staff in both locations.

Action has had a Baghdad office since 2003, but its four staffers are now being relocated to other operations within the company's Middle East network. In addition, the agency has also suspended plans to launch a new office in Northern Iraq's Erbil region next month.

“I strongly believe that both Libya and Iraq will come back from their respective situations stronger than ever in the future," said Action Global CEO Tony Christodoulou.

"Both countries have a huge amount of potential which I have already seen firsthand, however the safety of our employees means that we had to find a flexible solution for them to continue to work in a safer environment."

Action currently operates offices in more than 40 countries across Central and Eastern Europe, Russia/CIS, Central Asia, the Middle East, North Africa and the Mediterranean.